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1 week ago | 
angelusnews.com | Caroline de Sury |Simon Caldwell |Daniel Payne |Cindy Wooden
In a joyful moment after the rosary on St. Bernadette Soubirous' feast day April 16 at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, the shrine's rector, Father Michel Daubanes, announced that a 72nd miracle at the famed pilgrimage site has been recognized.
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1 week ago | 
angelusnews.com | Daniel Payne |Simon Caldwell |Cindy Wooden |Caroline de Sury
A U.S. district judge this week permanently blocked the federal government from requiring some Catholic employers to accommodate abortions and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for their employees. North Dakota District Judge Daniel Traynor said in the Tuesday order that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) would be “permanently enjoined” from forcing the Catholic Benefits Association and the Diocese of Bismarck to abide by the Biden-era federal rule.
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1 week ago | 
angelusnews.com | Cindy Wooden |Caroline de Sury |Heather King |Robert Brennan
While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility, arriving at Rome's Regina Coeli jail at about 3 p.m. April 17. The pope was welcomed by Claudia Clementi, the jail's director, and met with about 70 inmates in the building's rotunda, a space where various wings of the jail intersect.
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1 week ago | 
angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Cindy Wooden |Caroline de Sury |Heather King
Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state was recently approved by the Legislature and has been sent to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson for his signature. Some have expressed concern that without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege, the bill could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the confessional. Senate Bill 5375, sponsored by Democratic Sen.
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1 week ago | 
catholicvirginian.org | Caroline de Sury |Hunter Reardon
PARIS (OSV News) — In record-breaking numbers, more than 17,800 catechumens will be baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, including 10,384 adults and more than 7,400 young people ages 11 to 17, according to an annual survey by the National Service for Catechumens of the French bishops’ conference. Adult baptisms have skyrocketed, observing a 45% increase compared to the number in 2024.
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1 week ago | 
catholicreview.org | Caroline de Sury
PARIS (OSV News) — In record-breaking numbers, more than 17,800 catechumens will be baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, including 10,384 adults and more than 7,400 young people ages 11 to 17, according to an annual survey by the National Service for Catechumens of the French bishops’ conference. Adult baptisms have skyrocketed, observing a 45 percent increase compared to the number in 2024.
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1 week ago | 
oursundayvisitor.com | Caroline de Sury
The 18- to 25-year-old group, made up of students and young professionals now represents 42% of catechumens, and has surpassed the 26- to 40-year-old group, which until now represented the historical target group of adult catechumens, the French bishops’ conference said. Catherine Lemoine is the national delegate for the pastoral care of young people ages 11 to 17.
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2 weeks ago | 
detroitcatholic.com | Caroline de Sury |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
PARIS (OSV News) -- In record-breaking numbers, more than 17,800 catechumens will be baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, including 10,384 adults and more than 7,400 young people ages 11 to 17, according to an annual survey by the National Service for Catechumens of the French bishops' conference. Adult baptisms have skyrocketed, observing a 45% increase compared to the number in 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
ncronline.org | Caroline de Sury
The French bishops' conference is entering a new era under Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, following his election as president. This transition comes after years of focus on abuse reform and safeguarding. To mark a significant milestone reached in recent years, the country's bishops met in Lourdes with over 300 victims and experts to discuss the path forward in safeguarding — and challenges that they're still facing.
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2 weeks ago | 
catholicreview.org | Caroline de Sury
PARIS (OSV News) — The French bishops’ conference is entering a new era under Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, following his election as president. This transition comes after years of focus on abuse reform and safeguarding. To mark a significant milestone reached in recent years, the country’s bishops met in Lourdes with over 300 victims and experts to discuss the path forward in safeguarding — and challenges that they’re still facing.
